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Dante’s InfernoStudent Edition
Prepared By:Dr. Kay Picart
Assistant Professor of English & Humanities
Biography/Historical Backdrop
Who was Dante Alighieri? What country was He from? During what period Did he live?
Key Question
In what way/s is Dante’s Divine Comedy an allegory?
Key Themes
The symbolisms of light and darkness in the Inferno mean ________________________________________________________________________________________________________?
Key Question:
Why is Virgil the appropriate guide of Dante through hell?
The Divine Comedy is an Allegory
Of: ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.
Dante and Virgil Crossing the River Styx
Key Themes
The symbolism of the animals:
• leopard• lion• she-wolf
Key Themes
Leopard:______________________
Lion:__________________________
She-Wolf:_____________________
The patronage of the three Blessed Ladies
Beatrice St. Lucy Blessed Virgin Mary
The Journey to Hell
Justice means_____________ (to Dante)
Explain the punishments of:• The Indifferents• Charon and the sinners
What is the nature of sin according to Dante?
First Circle of Hell
Describe the first circle of hell.
The Second Circle of Hell
Second Circle of Hell
Describe the second circle of hell.
Paolo and Francesca: Ingres
Paolo and Francesca: Delacroix
Paolo and Francesca: Rossetti
Key Question
What is the nature of Francesca and Paolo’s crime?
Note: Pay attention to Francesca’s rhetoric.
Why does Dante Faint?
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
Looking Ahead:
--Dante Alighieri, “The Banquet” and “Letter to Can Grande Della Scala” (CTSP, pp. 120-122)